CHINA'S WANG YI SAYS AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS MUST BE PRESERVED AND STRENGTHENED
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Wang Yi has handled China's most sensitive diplomatic posts for decades.
Before becoming Foreign Minister, Wang Yi served as China's Ambassador to Japan and directed the Taiwan Affairs Office — overseeing two of Beijing's most complex relationships. Read more at Wikipedia
Today's global governance debates echo the 1945 founding of the UN.
Dominic Kane speaks for the Group of Friends of Global Governance — a UN-linked network pushing to reform international institutions. Like 1945, today's crises are forcing a rethink of how the world organizes collective action.
The U.S. and Iran have had no formal diplomatic ties since 1980!
Iran severed ties with the U.S. after its embassy was seized in Tehran. Any signed memorandum today is extraordinarily rare. Explore the history at Wikipedia
This storyWhat was the last major diplomatic accord between the U.S. and Iran?
- The Algiers Accords
- The Oslo Agreement
- The Geneva Protocol
- The Tehran Declaration
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The Algiers Accords
This storyChina wants UN reform. How many times has the US vetoed UN resolutions vs. China?
- US 3x more than China
- US 5x more than China
- About the same
- China vetoes more
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US 5x more than China
Allen Carlson studies how China defines sovereignty & borders.
As an Associate Professor in Cornell's Government Dept., Carlson specializes in Chinese foreign policy and nationalism — fields central to understanding Beijing's approach to territorial disputes and its role in global politics.
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